The photo is of John Vlasic, a Croatian immigrant and long-time Ambridge grocer, his first wife, Pauline, and two of their children, Genevieve and Victoria, born December 1907 and September 1909 respectively. The identity of the uniformed man near the store's delivery wagon is unknown.* The wagon was used to make deliveries as far as Ohio.
The Vlasic family is standing in front of John Vlasic's store, Vlasic Groceries, Poultry, and Bakery at 338 Maplewood Avenue, which also was their home; like most small business owners at the time, John and his family lived above the store. While there currently is an Ambridge building with that address, it is not the building in the photo.*
John and Pauline had four children in addition to Victoria and Genevieve: Helen, John, Alphoso, and Katherine, who died at 2 1/2 months old. Pauline Vlasic was killed in an accident in 1920 when the truck in which she was a passenger, driven by one of John's brothers, rolled over during the return trip after making a delivery.
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Nancy Bohinsky Knisley grew up in Ambridge in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the author of Ambridge Memories, a blog dedicated to local history from 1950 to 1970. Visit ambridgememories.blogspot.com for more.
John and Pauline had four children in addition to Victoria and Genevieve: Helen, John, Alphoso, and Katherine, who died at 2 1/2 months old. Pauline Vlasic was killed in an accident in 1920 when the truck in which she was a passenger, driven by one of John's brothers, rolled over during the return trip after making a delivery.
Read the complete post at Ambridge Memories.
Nancy Bohinsky Knisley grew up in Ambridge in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the author of Ambridge Memories, a blog dedicated to local history from 1950 to 1970. Visit ambridgememories.blogspot.com for more.
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